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CH.2 (Part II) - Assessing Knowledge of Motion Graphs (Class Assignment) Oct.21 - 2019

The document provides instructions and questions for a graphing assignment about motion graphs. It includes distance-time and speed-time graphs and asks students to analyze the graphs and describe motion based on the graphs, including questions about constant speed, acceleration, deceleration, and calculating average speed.

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CH.2 (Part II) - Assessing Knowledge of Motion Graphs (Class Assignment) Oct.21 - 2019

The document provides instructions and questions for a graphing assignment about motion graphs. It includes distance-time and speed-time graphs and asks students to analyze the graphs and describe motion based on the graphs, including questions about constant speed, acceleration, deceleration, and calculating average speed.

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CH.

2 (Part II) - Motion Graphs


Graphing Assessment Assignment Name: ___________________________
Period: ____________
Directions: Visit the following webpage: http://camillasenior.homestead.com/motion_graphs.pdf

Read through the information on pages 1-3 and answer the questions below.

Page 4:
1. Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other? Explain
your answer.

Page 5:
2. In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed? Explain your
answer.

Page 6:
3. The distance-time graphs below represent the motion of a car. Match the descriptions with the
graphs. Explain your answers.

a. Descriptions:
i. The car is stopped.
ii. The car is traveling at a constant speed.
iii. The speed of the car is decreasing.
iv. The car is coming back.

b. Graph A matches description _____ because __________________________________.

c. Graph B matches description _____ because __________________________________.

d. Graph C matches description _____ because __________________________________.

e. Graph D matches description _____ because __________________________________.

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Read through pages 7-8 and answer the information below.
Page 9:
4. The speed-time graphs below represent the motion of a car. Match the descriptions with the graphs.
Explain your answers.
a. Descriptions:
i. The car is stopped.
ii. The car is traveling at a constant speed.
iii. The car is accelerating.
iv. The car is slowing down.
b. Graph E matches description _____ because __________________________________.
c. Graph F matches description _____ because __________________________________.
d. Graph G matches description _____ because __________________________________.
e. Graph H matches description _____ because __________________________________.

Page 10:
5. Which runner won the race? Explain your answer.

6. Which runner stopped for a rest? Explain your answer.

7. How long was the stop? Explain your answer.

8. How long did Bob take to complete the race? Explain your answer.

9. Calculate Albert’s average speed. (Figure the distance and the time first!)

Formula: Sub-in: Answer with unit:

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Choose the correct words from the following list to describe the motion during each segment of the journey
to fill in the blanks.
a. accelerating
b. decelerating
c. constant speed
d. at rest

10. Segment 0-A: The bus is ______________________________. Its speed changes from 0 to 10 m/s in

5 seconds.

11. Segment A-B: The bus is moving at a __________________________________of 10 m/s for 5

seconds.

12. Segment B-C: The bus is ____________________________________. It is slowing down from 10

m/s to rest in 3 seconds.

13. Segment C-D: The bus is ____________________________________________. It has stopped.

14. Segment D-E: The bus is ________________________________________________. It is gradually


increasing in speed.

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